Good Deal?

Redlion

was just trying to work out whether this was a good deal or not, seems so to me. http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iedhs1&kc=DRS54501&l=en&m_30=111787&oc=D064602&rbc=D064602&s=dhs what do you guys think? would like to use the comp. for gamimg (pre 2007 games)

eshortie

It's not great but if your budget is less than 400 it's not bad. Core 2 Duo would be better unless you upgrade that package to the Phenom X3 processor, as for graphics,the 3650 is better I think.

It would be ok for pre 2006 games but once you reach 2007 things go downhill, the graphics card is the main drawback, get the 3650 for better performance but if you play above a resolutoin of 1280x1024. Pre 2007 it's fine PC but at present it's lacking.

Is your budget €400?

eshortie

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Tray 3072Kb, LGA775, 64bit


Besonderheiten: MMX,ISSE/2/3,EMT64,VT
Externer Bustakt: 1066 (266 MHz ("Quadpumped"))
Interner Cache: 3072kB

Verfügbarkeit:

Art-Nr.: HV20T740DE

95,23 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

Gigabyte GA-P31-ES3G ,Intel P31, ATX, PCI-Express


Product Description: Gigabyte GA-P31-ES3G - motherboard - ATX - iP31
Product Type: Motherboard
Form Factor: ATX

Verfügbarkeit:

Art-Nr.: HV1128IUDE

43,98 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Sockel 775


Product Description: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 - processor cooler
Product Type: Processor cooler
Fan Bearing: Ceramic bearing

Verfügbarkeit:

Art-Nr.: HV30ACF7DE

15,20 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

4096MB-KIT Corsair XMS2 PC8500, CL5


Product Description: Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Performance - memory - 4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB ) - DIMM 240-pin - DDR2
Storage Capacity: 4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB )
Upgrade Type: Generic

Verfügbarkeit:

Art-Nr.: HV20CE86DE

56,04 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

Antec Three Hundred, ATX, ohne Netzteil


Product Description: Antec Three Hundred - EU - tower - ATX
Form Factor: Tower
Dimensions (WxDxH): 20.5 cm x 46.5 cm x 45.8 cm

Verfügbarkeit:

Art-Nr.: HV203KB3DE

53,41 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

HIS HD 4670 iSilence 4 1GB (128bit) 850Mhz DDR3


Besonderheiten: HDTV-Adapter
Treiber: Win XP
Zubehör: Treiber CD,Handbuch

Verfügbarkeit:

Art-Nr.: HV1023HYDE

81,89 €
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WD Caviar SE16 500GB SATA II 16MB


Product Description: WD Caviar Blue WD5000KS - hard drive - 500 GB - SATA-300
Type: Hard drive - internal
Form Factor: 3.5" x 1/3H

Verfügbarkeit:

Art-Nr.: HV13WC65DE

46,86 €
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LG GH22NS40/NS30 bare schwarz SATA II


Product Description: LG GH22NS30 Super Multi - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Serial ATA
Device Type: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive
Enclosure Type: Internal

Verfügbarkeit:

Art-Nr.: HV207H2ADE

For €415 it's better than the Dell for anything. Oh wait add on €50 for a PSU. If you wanted to go cheaper on the prcoessor or GFX it's possible but I'd go for a lower processor as you nedd the Graphics card.


This is much better value than the Dell.

All from http://www4.hardwareversand.de/pcconfigurator.jsp

Redlion

thanks for the replies man, will definetely take it on board your advice

eshortie

Mmm MGS signature

Redlion

eshortie wrote: »

Mmm MGS signature

Effluo

Redlion wrote: »

You should really post in the building & upgrading forums as the guys there really know what their talking about!

Also post what games specifically you'd be looking to play on it and also what resolution screen you want to play them on!!!
You should also everything else that you'll be using the pc for.

They'll get you the best value for money.

Sqaull20

A good psu and an OS will bring that to nearly 600e eshortie.The Dell is grand for the web and stuff but even pre 2006 games will wreck it when the action gets going at decent settings.

Ankermann have some very good deals.This for example comes with xp pro, fast 2.5ghz dual core, 4gb ram,, ok psu and case, 500gb hard drive for €299 + €35 delivery.If you ring them, they will add a 1gb sparkle 9600gt to that pc for €50, but I would get them to add the 9800gt for an extra tenner.

E5200
4gb ram
9800gt

Is good enough for even 2009 games at good settings :pac:

http://ankermann-pc.shops4ecommerce.de/shop/?lang=en

General Spec:
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Brand : ANKERMANN-PC
Series : INTEL Office & Business
Model : ANL-81217
...
CPU: Dual Core 2x 2.50 Ghz INTEL Model E5200 FSB 800 | 2MB cache
VGA: Grafik Controller Chipsatz Intel GMA 3100 Shared Memory
Mainboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM G31 (dual PC2-6400U DDR2)
Memory: 4,00GB DDR2 PC800 Kingston
HDD: 500GB Harddisk 7200rpm SATA-II
DVD Writer: Drive DVD±RW Lightscribe (20x DVD Writer Dual Layer DVD Brenner)
Cardreader: 52 in 1 Cardreader
USB Ports: 3x Front USB / 4x Backside
Case: A-Dis Ankermann Case ATX 905 Black Line
Power: 600Watt Power Supply
Windows: XP Prof SVP2 32Bit Installed & Licence & DVD & Serial Code
Audio Chipset: Integrated 8 Channel (7.1 Channel Surround)
Ethernet: Integrated 10/100/1000 Network LAN Adapter
Cooler: CoolerMaster CPU cooler Xilence 22dbA Frozen Fighter

Redlion

Sqaull20 wrote: »

A good psu and an OS will bring that to nearly 600e eshortie.The Dell is grand for the web and stuff but even pre 2006 games will wreck it when the action gets going at decent settings.

Ankermann have some very good deals.This for example comes with xp pro, fast 2.5ghz dual core, 4gb ram,, ok psu and case, 500gb hard drive for €299 + €35 delivery.If you ring them, they will add a 1gb sparkle 9600gt to that pc for €50, but I would get them to add the 9800gt for an extra tenner.

E5200
4gb ram
9800gt

Is good enough for even 2009 games at good settings :pac:


http://ankermann-pc.shops4ecommerce.de/shop/?lang=en

will definetely have a look, again thanks for the advice

Effluo

Ankermann are generally a wee bit pricey and their customer service is not good at all!

if you're not gonna post this in the building and upgrading forum then i'll just give you the name of what most people on boards consider to be the best place in Europe for getting your pc from.
don't forget that if posting on the building & upgrading forum you should post what games specificly and what resolution screen you'll be playing them on.

hardwareversand.de in general offer the best prices on hardware and then will build it for you for 15euro.

Here's a sample build.

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Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 2.66ghz


ASUS P5QL Pro P43


2 X 2048MB DDR2 Corsair TwinX CL 4


Coolermaster Elite 330


Corsair CX400W


Sapphire HD 4850


Samsung F1, 320GB


Samsung SH-223Q DVD RW


Assembley 15euro delivery 30euro

Total = 496euro

download windows 7 release candidate and then eventually buy it whgen it comes out.
This would even play the newest games at lower resolutions very well.

I would still recommend posting on the building & upgrading forum.

yoyo

What are Dell trying to tell us here?:
:pac:

Nick

me_right_one

Hmmmm very interesting..........

davenewt

yoyo wrote: »

What are Dell trying to tell us here?

Dunno but you should spend any extra cash on a tablet so you don't have to write WTF with a mouse, that's just ugly

GerardKeating

yoyo wrote: »

What are Dell trying to tell us here?:
:pac:

Nick

i assume the per/month is for lease or HP??

Redlion

which is the better option to go for? (would be looking to upgrade later)
-3072MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [3x1024]
-3072MB Dual Channel DDR2 800MHz [1x2048 + 1x1024] Memory

and which is the better again
-512MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 4350 graphics card
-256MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 3650 graphics card

and again....
32 bit or 64 bit vista

thanks